FOCIIS

Production Team Leader & Client Services Coordinator, Since May 2020

• Provide assistance to clients via email and telephone

• Listen attentively to clients, understanding their needs, concerns, and priorities as a project unfolds. Working from inception to completion on a project

• Schedule photography and videography services for clients, taking into consideration all factors such as: weather, travel and time

• Create RFP and RFQ's for all projects

• Responsible for day-to-day execution of requested services

• Create successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines.

• Maintain project status post-production to ensure team is meeting deliverable deadlines

• Compile and maintain records on new and existing client accounts

• Build, coordinate, and manage positive relationships with clients

• Scheduling equipment cleaning when needed

• Posting on social media platforms

• Working in Quickbooks to invoice projects, ensure A/R is current, and file records

• Boosted efficiency by coordinating projects and assignments for 5 team members

• Attend shoots on as needed basis, helping to direct

• Use various tools & software to create Property Measurements & Floor Plans

• Sending, organizing & archiving projects

Photography Assistant/Editor, June 2019 - May 2020

• Using various tools & software to create Property Measurements & Floor Plans

• Assisting the Lead Photographer/Videographer with Property & Equipment Prep

• Property Prep including: moving household items & lighter furniture to ensure good shots for photographer

• Sending, organizing & archiving projects

• Reviewed images and selected best frames to present and edit.

• First Draft & Final Draft Photo Editing of photo sets in Lightroom

American Meetings, Inc. (AMI)

WEBCAST PRODUCER, May 2020 - September 2020

Contracted Position

Gray Television

TECHNICAL MEDIA PRODUCER - WITN, Since December 2019

• Working alongside news producers and others to create, code, and direct dynamic, fast-paced, top-rated newscasts and programming.

• Using the Ross Overdrive System with Vizrt graphics interfaced in an ENPS news, all-digital production environment.

• Recording and publishing content to WITN’s digital platforms

• Ability to monitor on-air signals, ingest daily programming and commercials, and operate the Master Control automation system, when needed.

• Responsible for regular care and maintenance of equipment and studio, including lighting, cameras, and sets; when needed.

• Occasional operation of studio teleprompter, floor directing, and various other duties as assigned.

Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival

Seasonal Since 2015

PRODUCTION MANAGER, July 2021 - Present

• Attend and facilitate all production related meetings via video or tele-conference. Take notes and distribute to appropriate production teams, create to-do lists, and follow up on tasks discussed in meetings.

• Serve as communication hub for Production department, with Producing Director copied on correspondence.

• Work with Producing Director and Production staff to determine specific needs of each production and venue: lighting, sound, staging, scenery, props, projections, and special needs.

• Work with Producing Director to assist Producers with production/tech matters and provide clear information as needed, as well as ensure continued communication

• Create and maintain comprehensive Festival Schedule.

• Work with Supervisors to estimate building costs, get prices for rental equipment, and obtain bids when necessary.

• In coordination with Production staff, purchase and schedule delivery of rental equipment, building materials, transportation and other necessary technical equipment.

• Record borrowed and rented items and ensure items are returned in good condition.

• Adhere to Festival budget.

• Schedule and facilitate daily technical staff meetings, as well as create and post daily schedules.

• Gather information from staff to create and disseminate to-do lists.

• Provide management support and problem solving for all Festival-produced shows.

• Work with Producing Director and Supervisors to ensure technical elements are realized as planned.

• Determine suitable crew requirements to ensure load-ins, strikes and load-outs are properly staffed and cleanly executed.

• Oversee staff of 15+ (Technical Venue Managers, Assistant Production Manager, and other technical staff).

• Ensure each venue and production is properly staffed with technical staff members, interns and/or volunteers.

• Perform administrative and organizational tasks that typically fall under the role of Production Manager.

ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER, October 2017 - July 2021

• Attend site visits of 6+ venues notating anything for production, and possible producer requests

• Pre-festival conference calls with 8+ show producers internationally to ensure each producers vision is properly executed onsite and expectations are set for onsite arrival

• Created and maintain inventory of 2 storage units that contain elements for festival production/front of house

• Managing conflict calendar for entire production staff of 15+ people to coordinate all pre-festival meetings

• Coordinating with production manager to provide required manpower for load-in/strike, as well as, ensuring efficient work of production staff to achieve all department goals

• Prepare and administer daily call sheets for production department staff, including 5 department heads, and 2 cargo van schedules

• Maintain production and meeting reports to help senior leadership make accurate operational plans and decisions

TECHNICAL VENUE MANAGER, September 2015 - October 2017

• Primary staff member interacting with venue owners and assigned productions, ensuring needs of each production and venue owner were satisfactorily met

• Worked with Producing Director, Production Manager, and Festival Supervisors to fulfill needs for assigned productions

• Managed time in assigned venue for all artist and production staff

• Designed lighting using Elation, DJ platform, to work as theatrical lighting

• Coordinated with front of house manager to ensure shows stayed on time

• Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment

Horse Trade Theatre Group - New York, NY

TECHNICIAN & GOTHAM STORYTELLING FESTIVAL TECHNICAL COORDINATOR, 08/2016 — 04/2018

• Work with shows as the main point of contact to schedule rehearsal and tech time.

• Setting up technical elements requested for each show

• Designing lights for shows when needed.

• Running the light and sound boards in the tech booth if necessary.

Cheshire Youth Theatre Summer Camp — Cheshire, CT

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER/TECHNICAL COORDINATOR, 08/2016

• Taught campers about technical theatre, including lights, sound and projections.

• Helped with theatre games and acting techniques.

• Designed and programmed lights for performances.

• Maintained the daily schedule and prompt book.

• Oversaw an assistant to help with taking blocking and sending out production notes.

Bentley Meeker Lighting & Staging, Inc. — New York, NY

LIGHTING & AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTION MANAGER, 03/2015 - 05/2015  

• Assisted in upkeep of event spaces where it related to Audio, Video, or Lighting.

• Performed site visits with sales, to understand client needs and requirements.

• Worked with sales team to design and prepare all aspects of more than 20 events according to scope, including the creation of gear pull sheets, crew lists and plots.

• Supervised freelance technical crews of 25+, providing instructions on what was expected for each job.

• Coordinated with other vendors and the client to ensure a smooth onsite working environment.

• Managed quality, timing, and budgetary guidelines to deliver client satisfaction on every job.

• Had constant communication with clients and event designers, updating them as needed.

• Onsite client and vendor contact answering operational and production questions.

• Completed and maintained records, documents and reports, including P&L margins.

• Attended workshops to maintain a working knowledge of current equipment.

Theatre by the Sea — Matunuck, RI

ASSISTANT COMPANY MANAGER, Summer Stock 2013  

• Worked directly with the Company Manager to provide support for current productions while simultaneously offering production assistance for upcoming shows.

• Arranged local transportation for company members, as well as drove a 15 passenger van.

• Assisted with the planning of events & catering.

• Occasionally covered shows for front of house as an usher or in the box office.

• Performed various administrative functions, including filing paperwork, delivering mail, sorting mail, office cleaning and bookkeeping.